((HT: WJHL-TV/Cam Smith))
It's no secret that Daniel Boone and David Crockett (TN) High Schools don't like each other- and haven't for a time...
The 45th matchup ended up in a big fight that required some big punishments from the TSSAA (Tennessee Secondary School Atlhetic Association)
Here's the aftermath- and it's harsh
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Three year post-season ban... that's huge... even more than the close to $5,000 in fines.
The schools are debating an appeal- citing the lack of time to put together an addequate defense...
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Saturday, November 1, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
FIFA Says Suarez Banned, Uruguay Fed Plans Appeal
((HT: FIFA/ESPN))
Of course, they do...
For the record, here's FIFA's statement:
"The player Luis Suarez is to be suspended for nine official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming [round of 16] FIFA World Cup fixture between Colombia and Uruguay.
"The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay's next FIFA World Cup matches, as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team's subsequent official matches.
"The player is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity -- administrative, sports or any other -- for a period of four months. A stadium ban is pronounced against Luis Suarez, who is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban."
It would mean that in addition to his time in Rio, you can possibly adding missing nine Premier League games, Champions League and Capital One Cup matches before the end of October. This, of course, is if Suarez even gets to stay at Liverpool. The first time he bit another player he was booted from his Dutch side.
Uruguay FA President Wilmar Valdez is appealing and he has three days to get his defense together.
ESPN dispatched Wright Thompson to Montevideo for reaction. Max Bretos tracked him down
Of course, they do...
For the record, here's FIFA's statement:
"The player Luis Suarez is to be suspended for nine official matches. The first match of this suspension is to be served in the upcoming [round of 16] FIFA World Cup fixture between Colombia and Uruguay.
"The remaining match suspensions shall be served in Uruguay's next FIFA World Cup matches, as long as the team qualifies, and/or in the representative team's subsequent official matches.
"The player is banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity -- administrative, sports or any other -- for a period of four months. A stadium ban is pronounced against Luis Suarez, who is prohibited from entering the confines of any stadium during the period of the ban."
It would mean that in addition to his time in Rio, you can possibly adding missing nine Premier League games, Champions League and Capital One Cup matches before the end of October. This, of course, is if Suarez even gets to stay at Liverpool. The first time he bit another player he was booted from his Dutch side.
Uruguay FA President Wilmar Valdez is appealing and he has three days to get his defense together.
ESPN dispatched Wright Thompson to Montevideo for reaction. Max Bretos tracked him down
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Just How Hard Should FIFA Come Down On Suarez...??/
((HT: ESPN/FIFA))
Luis Suarez says things like what happened today in the Uruguay-Italy match "happen..."
Sure they do...
"These are just things that happen out on the pitch," Suarez said. "It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder, and that's how my eye got like this as well. There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."
The bitten in this case, Chiellini, thinks nothing will happen and he told Sky Sports Italia just as much:
"It's a disgrace. The referee decided this game. If either team should have gone through, then it was us.
"Giving a red card to Marchisio and no red to Suarez decided the game. There was a different treatment for both sides and that decided the game and decided who went through.
"When we had 11 men, they weren't a threat at all and we were in perfect control, but then in the end, [the red card] was decisive.
"But then Suarez gets away with whatever he wants because FIFA want the top players involved. He bit me, and the sign is there. Now [FIFA] have got to have the courage to take action."
The guys at ESPN discuss
Thoughts are coming down on Suarez that include everything from a lifetime ban (not just internationally) to expelling Uruguay from the knockout stage and giving their slot to the next man up in their Group.
What say you, faithful reader...??/
Luis Suarez says things like what happened today in the Uruguay-Italy match "happen..."
Sure they do...
"These are just things that happen out on the pitch," Suarez said. "It was just the two of us inside the area and he bumped into me with his shoulder, and that's how my eye got like this as well. There are things that happen on the pitch and you should not make such a big deal out of them."
The bitten in this case, Chiellini, thinks nothing will happen and he told Sky Sports Italia just as much:
"It's a disgrace. The referee decided this game. If either team should have gone through, then it was us.
"Giving a red card to Marchisio and no red to Suarez decided the game. There was a different treatment for both sides and that decided the game and decided who went through.
"When we had 11 men, they weren't a threat at all and we were in perfect control, but then in the end, [the red card] was decisive.
"But then Suarez gets away with whatever he wants because FIFA want the top players involved. He bit me, and the sign is there. Now [FIFA] have got to have the courage to take action."
The guys at ESPN discuss
Thoughts are coming down on Suarez that include everything from a lifetime ban (not just internationally) to expelling Uruguay from the knockout stage and giving their slot to the next man up in their Group.
What say you, faithful reader...??/
Monday, June 23, 2014
Of Course... FIFA Dropped The Mexico Gay Slur Case
FIFA's disciplinary panel has decided that they won't take any action against the Mexico football federation after the "investigation" of fans using a chant against the rival team's goalkeeper in previous matches this tournament in Brazil.
The chant, which (once again) the HQ will not print, is used in Mexican leagues as a tradition- calling the keeper (loosely translated) a male whore when he executes a goal kick...
FIFA says the chant "is not considered insulting in this specific context"- whatever in the blue hell that actually means.
The president of the Mexican federation, Hector Gonzalez, was interviewed by ESPN FC's John Sutcliffe who (along with national coach Miguel Herrera) didn't think the chant was all that bad in the first place when the issue first came up...
((HT: ESPN))
The HQ would like to congratulate FIFA in reinforcing who they actually are to the rest of us..
The chant, which (once again) the HQ will not print, is used in Mexican leagues as a tradition- calling the keeper (loosely translated) a male whore when he executes a goal kick...
FIFA says the chant "is not considered insulting in this specific context"- whatever in the blue hell that actually means.
The president of the Mexican federation, Hector Gonzalez, was interviewed by ESPN FC's John Sutcliffe who (along with national coach Miguel Herrera) didn't think the chant was all that bad in the first place when the issue first came up...
((HT: ESPN))
The HQ would like to congratulate FIFA in reinforcing who they actually are to the rest of us..
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Sterling's Next Steps: Banned For Life, Big Fine, No Sale Yet...But Silver Thinks He Can Get The Votes
((HT: TMZ Sports))
According to Harvey Levin, the Clippers owner is indefinitely suspended from his activities as owner of the NBA franchise. He is not being forced to sell the team at present and the fine that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has put forth is $2.5-million. For a man, in Sterling, that is worth almost $2-billion, a $5-million fine is like handing over a few hundred bucks...
Which the HQ feels he may have in between the cushions of the first couch he finds...
The Commish also had a forensic expert review the tapes that included a voice that was confirmed to be Sterling's. Silver offered a follow-up discussion for Sterling, but he backed out.
TMZ also says that Sterling's girlfriend, V. Stiviano, had Sterling's permission to record their conversation.
The best description that has been given to the Sterling situation and its multiple levels was given by Bomani Jones, who EIGHT YEARS AGO, exposed the Clippers owner for who he is. He pipe-bombed him yesterday on the "Dan LeBatatard Show" on ESPN Radio
Current head coach Doc Rivers has said that he will not return next season if Sterling is still around.
The HQ doesn't quite know how an indefinite suspension will play with "still being around."
Silver addressed the large group of assembled media in New York City Tuesday afternoon. Sterling had not been told of his fate before the press conference in midtown Manhattan. The investigation is complete, in Silver's terms, and the voice on the tapes is Sterling's.
Silver called the words on the tape "deeply offensive and harmful" and the fact that they came from an owner "heightened the damage." He apologized on behalf of the league and banned Sterling.
Sterling is barred from Board of Governors meetings and fined $2.5-million- the maximum amount allowed by the NBA Constitution.
Silver will urge the BoG to force a sale of the team... 22 of 30 owners would have to vote for such a transfer.
From the NBA their own self:
As part of the lifetime ban, Mr. Sterling may not attend any NBA games or practices, be present at any Clippers office or facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. He will also be barred from attending NBA Board of Governors meetings and participating in any other league activity.
Commissioner Silver also announced that he will urge the Board of Governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team.
The discipline issued today is based on the Commissioner’s conclusion that Mr. Sterling violated league rules through his expressions of offensive and hurtful views, the impact of which has been widely felt throughout the league.
According to Harvey Levin, the Clippers owner is indefinitely suspended from his activities as owner of the NBA franchise. He is not being forced to sell the team at present and the fine that NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has put forth is $2.5-million. For a man, in Sterling, that is worth almost $2-billion, a $5-million fine is like handing over a few hundred bucks...
Which the HQ feels he may have in between the cushions of the first couch he finds...
The Commish also had a forensic expert review the tapes that included a voice that was confirmed to be Sterling's. Silver offered a follow-up discussion for Sterling, but he backed out.
TMZ also says that Sterling's girlfriend, V. Stiviano, had Sterling's permission to record their conversation.
The best description that has been given to the Sterling situation and its multiple levels was given by Bomani Jones, who EIGHT YEARS AGO, exposed the Clippers owner for who he is. He pipe-bombed him yesterday on the "Dan LeBatatard Show" on ESPN Radio
Current head coach Doc Rivers has said that he will not return next season if Sterling is still around.
The HQ doesn't quite know how an indefinite suspension will play with "still being around."
Silver addressed the large group of assembled media in New York City Tuesday afternoon. Sterling had not been told of his fate before the press conference in midtown Manhattan. The investigation is complete, in Silver's terms, and the voice on the tapes is Sterling's.
Silver called the words on the tape "deeply offensive and harmful" and the fact that they came from an owner "heightened the damage." He apologized on behalf of the league and banned Sterling.
Sterling is barred from Board of Governors meetings and fined $2.5-million- the maximum amount allowed by the NBA Constitution.
Silver will urge the BoG to force a sale of the team... 22 of 30 owners would have to vote for such a transfer.
From the NBA their own self:
As part of the lifetime ban, Mr. Sterling may not attend any NBA games or practices, be present at any Clippers office or facility, or participate in any business or player personnel decisions involving the team. He will also be barred from attending NBA Board of Governors meetings and participating in any other league activity.
Commissioner Silver also announced that he will urge the Board of Governors to exercise its authority to force a sale of the team.
The discipline issued today is based on the Commissioner’s conclusion that Mr. Sterling violated league rules through his expressions of offensive and hurtful views, the impact of which has been widely felt throughout the league.
Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Shabazz Napier Tells NCAA To Suck It
((HT: Lost Lettermen/JWeber238 via Instagram))
This is a reporter's worst nightmare... an athlete during a celebration who wants to tell you something...
Just ask Shabazz Napier
What he's referring to is the ban given to UConn by the NCAA for their low APR grades...
And the irony given that Mark Emmert was the one handing out the trophy is not lost on folks...
This is a reporter's worst nightmare... an athlete during a celebration who wants to tell you something...
Just ask Shabazz Napier
What he's referring to is the ban given to UConn by the NCAA for their low APR grades...
And the irony given that Mark Emmert was the one handing out the trophy is not lost on folks...
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Barca Gets 14-Month Transfer Ban
FIFA decided to flex its collective muscle on one of its model franchises yesterday when an investigation uncovered that FC Barcelona was mishandling their transactions involving athletes under the age of 18.
Their statement read in part:
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
“The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.”
It looks like the summer and winter transfer windows will now remain without Barca's participation. The club plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)- which is notorious for voting in favor of people they like and voting against those they don't regardless of the evidence presented.
There are select conditions involved in youth transfers and FIFA claims that Barca violated the terms on ten players and also fined them the equivalent of a little over $500,000- which, for Barca as a franchise, is around seven dollars of their budget...
Barca will have some transfer decisions this off-season including both goalies and Carles Puyol, so it will be interesting to see if the deals they have in place for replacements will be able to stick...
Here's Valdes' injury that will keep him out for seven months and keep Barca fans gnashing their collective teeth...
((HT: UEFA))
Their statement read in part:
“The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned the Real Federacion Espanola de Futbol (RFEF) and Spanish club FC Barcelona for breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
“The investigations concerned several minor players who were registered and participated in competitions with the club over various periods between 2009 and 2013.”
It looks like the summer and winter transfer windows will now remain without Barca's participation. The club plans to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)- which is notorious for voting in favor of people they like and voting against those they don't regardless of the evidence presented.
There are select conditions involved in youth transfers and FIFA claims that Barca violated the terms on ten players and also fined them the equivalent of a little over $500,000- which, for Barca as a franchise, is around seven dollars of their budget...
Barca will have some transfer decisions this off-season including both goalies and Carles Puyol, so it will be interesting to see if the deals they have in place for replacements will be able to stick...
Here's Valdes' injury that will keep him out for seven months and keep Barca fans gnashing their collective teeth...
((HT: UEFA))
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
OSG Prem: Pardew Fined, Suspended For Head Butt
Which, probably, means that he's done at Newcastle after the season since he's been banned for the next seven matches and there's only nine left in the 2013-2014 season...
Here's what started it all...
((HT: BPL on NBC))
So, the larger question is: Does Pardew survive all this even with a top-ten finish in the table...???
Prolly not...
Here's the FA's statement:
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will serve a seven-match suspension with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an FA misconduct charge.
An Independent Regulatory Commission today [Tuesday 11 March 2014] ruled the first three-matches imposed are a stadium ban with the remaining four a touchline ban.
Pardew was also fined £60,000 and warned as to his future conduct.
He was involved in an incident with a Hull City player in the 72nd minute of the fixture on 1 March 2014.
The ban is only a three match ban from the stadium proper and the last four are a situation where he can sit in the director's box if he chooses...
No word on if Pardew will challenge or who will be running the show...
Here's what started it all...
((HT: BPL on NBC))
So, the larger question is: Does Pardew survive all this even with a top-ten finish in the table...???
Prolly not...
Here's the FA's statement:
Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew will serve a seven-match suspension with immediate effect, subject to any appeal, after he admitted an FA misconduct charge.
An Independent Regulatory Commission today [Tuesday 11 March 2014] ruled the first three-matches imposed are a stadium ban with the remaining four a touchline ban.
Pardew was also fined £60,000 and warned as to his future conduct.
He was involved in an incident with a Hull City player in the 72nd minute of the fixture on 1 March 2014.
The ban is only a three match ban from the stadium proper and the last four are a situation where he can sit in the director's box if he chooses...
No word on if Pardew will challenge or who will be running the show...
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Our Occasional Hooligan Storming Of The Pitch...
The HQ admits that we see this around Europe and it happens more than we care to admit...
Hooliganism...
And today, we had another storming of the pitch and an assault of a soccer player...
In a League One match-up between Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, some jagoff decided he was going to storm the pitch and take a swing at Leyton Orient goalkeeper Jamie Jones...
Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade is demanding the fan be banned for life from County Ground, but the HQ won't hold its breath on that one. Slade talked to SkySports after the match:
"It was a great win but it was clouded by the fan coming on to the pitch and throwing three punches at my goalkeeper," said Slade.
"It was totally unbelievable - the worst scene I have seen since I have been a manager.
"Jamie is okay but it doesn't make it right, it is outrageous. He needs a ban for life and should never go to another football match.
"He had a long time in the six-yard box before the stewards did anything."
Here's post-match reaction from fans as Leyton Orient won 3-1...
((HT: SwindonTV))
Swindon Town issued an-almost immediate apology to Leyton Orient...
"We will be speaking to the police with reference to their report next week," chairman Jed McCrory told the Swindon Advertiser.
"We don't condone any actions where supporters come on to the pitch and, if found guilty, he will receive a ban.
"We apologise to Jamie Jones, the Leyton Orient board members and their supporters and will review the stewarding around the ground to make sure this doesn't happen again.
"I would also like to mention that overall the Swindon Town fans during my time at the club have been impeccable. We don't want one incident to ruin the club's supporters' reputation for being a fun and well-behaved crowd both home and away."
And here's post-match reaction from Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper
((HT: Swindon Advertiser))
Hooliganism...
And today, we had another storming of the pitch and an assault of a soccer player...
In a League One match-up between Swindon Town and Leyton Orient, some jagoff decided he was going to storm the pitch and take a swing at Leyton Orient goalkeeper Jamie Jones...
Leyton Orient manager Russell Slade is demanding the fan be banned for life from County Ground, but the HQ won't hold its breath on that one. Slade talked to SkySports after the match:
"It was a great win but it was clouded by the fan coming on to the pitch and throwing three punches at my goalkeeper," said Slade.
"It was totally unbelievable - the worst scene I have seen since I have been a manager.
"Jamie is okay but it doesn't make it right, it is outrageous. He needs a ban for life and should never go to another football match.
"He had a long time in the six-yard box before the stewards did anything."
Here's post-match reaction from fans as Leyton Orient won 3-1...
((HT: SwindonTV))
Swindon Town issued an-almost immediate apology to Leyton Orient...
"We will be speaking to the police with reference to their report next week," chairman Jed McCrory told the Swindon Advertiser.
"We don't condone any actions where supporters come on to the pitch and, if found guilty, he will receive a ban.
"We apologise to Jamie Jones, the Leyton Orient board members and their supporters and will review the stewarding around the ground to make sure this doesn't happen again.
"I would also like to mention that overall the Swindon Town fans during my time at the club have been impeccable. We don't want one incident to ruin the club's supporters' reputation for being a fun and well-behaved crowd both home and away."
And here's post-match reaction from Swindon Town manager Mark Cooper
((HT: Swindon Advertiser))
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
OSG High: Kentucky HS Association Banning Postgame Handshakes, Maybe...
The governing body of Kentucky high school sports has a new policy on post-game handshakes...
We think...
The KHSAA Commissioner, Julian Tackett, told teams and individuals earlier this week "not to participate in organized post game handshake lines or ceremonies beyond that interaction that is required."
If schools ignore the Tackett order, they must supervise post-game handshakes (which they normally do) and report any incidents (which, you would hope, they normally do). If a fight breaks out, the school could be fined (which they normally are).
"Because unfortunately after the last two to three years on more than a couple dozen occasions the kids have forgotten how to act. If you're going to do some big assembly line and you've got 30 soccer players or 75 football players in line and you know you just had a heated game you better supervise that," said Commissioner Julian Tackett.
Here was the first round of the story...
((HT: WHAS-TV))
Wednesday, Tackett came back with another statement saying there is not a "ban" on post-game handshakes. He called his first notice Tuesday "poorly worded" and "incomplete"- by his own admission in a subsequent statement... Here's the new clarification in full... The larger issues Tackett feels are in play have to do with making sure there's adequate supervision if there is a handshake and the officials are not in charge of monitoring the line if handshakes do happen... But, now, Kentucky State Representative Steve Riggs (D-Louisville) will introduce a bill in the 2014 General Assembly that would even remove the KHSAA’s authority to fine anyone if the handshakes aren't allowed to go through... “Not only do I believe the KHSAA was wrong in pushing this directive and threatening school officials and coaches with fines,” he said. “I am not convinced they had the authority to do that in the first place.”
We think...
The KHSAA Commissioner, Julian Tackett, told teams and individuals earlier this week "not to participate in organized post game handshake lines or ceremonies beyond that interaction that is required."
If schools ignore the Tackett order, they must supervise post-game handshakes (which they normally do) and report any incidents (which, you would hope, they normally do). If a fight breaks out, the school could be fined (which they normally are).
"Because unfortunately after the last two to three years on more than a couple dozen occasions the kids have forgotten how to act. If you're going to do some big assembly line and you've got 30 soccer players or 75 football players in line and you know you just had a heated game you better supervise that," said Commissioner Julian Tackett.
Here was the first round of the story...
((HT: WHAS-TV))
Wednesday, Tackett came back with another statement saying there is not a "ban" on post-game handshakes. He called his first notice Tuesday "poorly worded" and "incomplete"- by his own admission in a subsequent statement... Here's the new clarification in full... The larger issues Tackett feels are in play have to do with making sure there's adequate supervision if there is a handshake and the officials are not in charge of monitoring the line if handshakes do happen... But, now, Kentucky State Representative Steve Riggs (D-Louisville) will introduce a bill in the 2014 General Assembly that would even remove the KHSAA’s authority to fine anyone if the handshakes aren't allowed to go through... “Not only do I believe the KHSAA was wrong in pushing this directive and threatening school officials and coaches with fines,” he said. “I am not convinced they had the authority to do that in the first place.”
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